Helmántico Stadium

Estadio Helmántico (English: Helmántico Stadium) is a football stadium in Salamanca, Spain where UD Salamanca played home matches, and is the home stadium of Salamanca CF UDS. The stadium holds 17,341 and was built in 1970.^[1] It is located in the municipality of Villares de la Reina, on the outskirts of the city.

Estadio Helmántico
Helmántico Stadium

Location	Villares de la Reina, Salamanca, Spain
Coordinates	40°59′43″N 5°39′54″W / 40.99528°N 5.66500°W / 40.99528; -5.66500
Owner	Desarrollos Empresariales Deportivos, S.L.
Capacity	17,341
Field size	105 metres (115 yd) x 70 metres (77 yd)
Construction
Opened	1970
Architect	Antonio García Fernando Población
Tenants
UD Salamanca (1970–2013) Salamanca CF UDS (2016–present) Spain national football team (selected matches)

The Stadium also has a mini-stadium where the team usually trains and once a year hosts an international athletic championship. They are officially called "Javier Sotomayor", for Javier Sotomayor who set the world record in high jump there, but they are popularly called "Pistas del Helmántico". This second stadium hosts the matches of Salamanca CF UDS B.

In addition, there are also some swimming pools and tennis courts.

After the dissolution of UD Salamanca in 2013, the stadium went up for auction, finally being acquired by Desarrollos Empresariales Deportivos S.L., that allowed its use to CF Salmantino.^[2]

Gallery

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  Spain–China in 2005.
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  Players of Salmantino, celebrating a goal in 2017.
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  UD Salamanca supporters.
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  UD Salamanca game.
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  External view.

References

1. "La Supercopa de España se disputará en el Estadio Helmántico de Salamanca". Marca.com (in Spanish). 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
2. "El Salmantino liderará el proyecto de los nuevos dueños del Helmántico". La Crónica de Salamanca. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

External links

• Estadios de Espana (in English)